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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: Jeffy on September 06, 2009, 07:21:22 PM
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I blew off my HS reunion yesterday and saw Ponyo with the GF, then went to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch. Today, I worked on the Jeep. Swapping out the original drive-shaft U-joints for new ones. That took several hours and was really messy. This was the first time I've done U-joints so it was a bit of a learning experience. First one came out fairly easily second one was faster. I need to buy a larger C-clamp or a U-Joint tool so I can do them on the trail. Sockets and a vice, sockets and a hammer were a slow going since you have to align everything while your hands are black and slimy.
The new U-joints are damn quiet. That rattling when I coast is gone! Who knew! Actually, I've just been putting off changing them for years. Got a really good deal on the U-Joints on ebay as well. IIRC, they were $9 each and Spicers.
Tomorrow, I think I'll take it easy and rewire my CB and Ham so they work once again then take it easy.
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I did nothing....and it was everything I knew it could be.
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Changed 2 fuel filters, 2 tranny filters, 1 oil filter, 15 qts oil, 7 qts trans fluid all on the flat bed to be ready to tow TJ to CO and Moab in a week+1/2. Then worked on the trailer plug lights. That was yesterday.
Today, club had a picnic and I drove to it with my 2 kids. Wonderful day but a little soggy from the Friday rain. Don't have pics as my daughter grabbed the camera and not the battery.
Tomorrow will be cleaning off the mud, pull the ps pump, add BPE in the rear, add additional bump stop in the rear as BPE makes the shock shorter, and finally throw in a console with dual cup holders.
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worked on my supercharger setup and related, visit to the welder for the same purpose, inhaled a bunch of lint from the polishing wheel, been lazy today for most of the day only productive thing was to update my s/c build in the members projects and answer a few posts here
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Spent a few hours taking the doors off on my daughters 97 TJ and my 06 LJ Rubi. They've never been off before, Luckily I had been hitting them with PB Blaster for 4 days before even trying. Then I spent the rest of day with emery cloth getting the rust off the hinge pins.
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:biggrin:Went wheelin' yesterday! A Trail Guide for our club ( TRJC.com ) put together a quickie trail builder. Two couples and myself followed him out to some rough country and we opened a new trail down a gully over some rock ledges. Then we "checked" on some other trails in the Mayhem complex. I was on my side once and ripped off both fender flares while rearranging the front topography of my fenders. Brenda lost a bead-twice!. Lotsa mud and throttle, steep hills, and off camber; it was a good day! Rained today; tomorrow we'll be wheelin' again in another location! Life is GOOD! :thumb:
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i am moving. boxed up crap late fri night. picked up trailer w yj and a f150 w trailer. did a couple tripps. got keg for the final push tomorrow. 4more pck ups n lots o hands. best part. GARAGE!!!!!!!
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Moving far?
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:biggrin:Went wheelin' yesterday! A Trail Guide for our club ( TRJC.com ) put together a quickie trail builder. Two couples and myself followed him out to some rough country and we opened a new trail down a gully over some rock ledges. Then we "checked" on some other trails in the Mayhem complex. I was on my side once and ripped off both fender flares while rearranging the front topography of my fenders. Brenda lost a bead-twice!. Lotsa mud and throttle, steep hills, and off camber; it was a good day! Rained today; tomorrow we'll be wheelin' again in another location! Life is GOOD! :thumb:
Mmm, Pike County wheeling when wet, now that can be punishment.
Jeffy, get a ball-joint press, they have a large c-clamp that works great on ujoints too.
My relax time has been on the lake with the waverunner. I must say my 2.5L YJ on 35"s pulls the heavy waverunner pretty good down the interstate.
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Me and some friends went canoeing the elk river down here. Crystal clear, cold water and great fishing.
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Goose hunting and a HS buddy was in town.
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Drove down to Seaworld in S.D. with the family. Gonna relax today.
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went to the range friday night and I'm ready to get a deer this year :pot:. cleaned up the back yard on Saturday (rebuilding a shed and there was stuff everywhere) and finally took the ugly metal hard top off our spare cj2a in hopes that we will be building it when the new shed/shop is done.... yesterday was spent clean my study room so i can do homework when school starts tomorrow :'(... today i am trying to decide what to do knowing that i cant install the new floor pan in my jeep (garage is full :brick:)...
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Went wheeling Saturday morning/afternoon (see videos in the trail rides thread)...went to a local baseball game (West Michigan Whitecaps) Saturday night...they lost, but there were fireworks afterward.
Yesterday, went to the beach all day.
Today...last day at the neighborhood pool...they empty it out and let the kids play in it while it is half full....hamburgers and beer tonight....
Oh...and trading emails with my lawyer neighbor about being sued by our neighborhood or suing them first...long story, but really funny in a way. People can really be babies and take things so personally when you are just trying to ask some basic questions about Association finances....they don't want to mess with me... :guns:
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Not a long weekend here but took my daughter to see a movie Saturday morning and just relaxed on Sunday.
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I've spent all weekend with my friend and his gf from out of town. He drove down here Wednesday and his car broke down up along the coast almost 2 hrs from here. So Thursday, I drove up and rescued him and his car will hopefully be fixed today or tomorrow and I get to drive him back up to get it. The drive is nice though, it's been a while since I've driven along CA's Highway 1 and the weather has been outstanding these past 5+ days.
Today I'm going to sit on my ass while my friend and his GF go to the river with some other folks, and Imma do some serious laundry that needs to be done, go to the gym, maybe warsh the Jeep :beers:
Drove down to Seaworld in S.D. with the family. Gonna relax today.
did you take the 405? If so that must have been fun with the holiday traffic! :stick:
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Ya we took the 405. Traffic was no problem, we did 80+ most of the way. Today is the day NOT to be coming home from SD.
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Jeffy, get a ball-joint press, they have a large c-clamp that works great on ujoints too.
I'm definitely going to buy one for the next time. Using a vice works but it a PITA getting all the sockets to line up. Once lined up it was easy.
Today, I MIGHT clean up my wiring and hook up the radios. Or else I'll celebrate Labor Day by not doing any.
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The Tiger Tools set for installation and removal makes it a real joy to do u-joints. There are less expensive options, including some that also work for ball joints, but these are very good for u-joints. They allow you to install and then fine tune so there is absolutely no binding before you put the shaft back in the Jeep. I found that fine tuning hard to do with the hammer method.
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Friday: I watched a movie with the GF. Saturday: Me and my cousins went to a buddies house in the middle of no where and drank much more than we should have. Sunday: recooping from the night before. Today: fixing ribs.
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Not really Labor's day here but Friday I went to the movies with my GF watched "The Ugly Truth", Saturday went to the 20 year anniversary concert/party from Santiago's greatest rock radio. On Sunday I finally fixed my TJ's intermittent dashboard (was tired of having to whack the crap out of it to make it work while driving) and then crashed on the couch and slept the whole afternoon. :doggy:
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I did nothing and it was great!
This is my normal friday off week I work a 9/80 sch. Plus we have an IBEW holiday on wed. so i took tues and thurs off and have 9 in a row to nothing.
Only cost 2 vacation days sweet. :biggrin:
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Today got tanked at Miller Park and watched the Cards whoop my Brewers.
Good times.
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Decided to do nothing. Maybe I'll fix the wiring sometime during the week.
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I need to finish packing the air intake tube so I can get a shipping quote. :pirate: I also need to do a bunch of maintaince. I want to change the oil in the D20 and I need to grease everything.
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How long is your Labor Day weekend?
Not that I want to give my country a bad image, but our Laborīs day holiday (May 1) is quite different from yourīs, it usually ends like this:
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Thereīs not much that you can do on your "holiday" when that happens....
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Here's a picture of the typical Labor Day in the U.S......
(http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20050813-newport-jazz-festival/fat-shirtless-guy-eating-cheeseburger-2.3.jpg)
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Worked Saturday 5:30am-2:00pm. Took the wife after work to the Sanders County fair and watched the rodeo that night. Some of the best rough stock I've ever seen. They had several national champion horses and bulls there. Spent the night at her sister's house and visited her most the next day. Yesterday celebrated my daughter's 20th birthday( where did all the years go?).
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Here's a picture of the typical Labor Day in the U.S......
(http://philip.greenspun.com/images/20050813-newport-jazz-festival/fat-shirtless-guy-eating-cheeseburger-2.3.jpg)
Looks like you have put on a few pounds :wall: :lol: Better wash that down with a Coke Light :wine:
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That picture is just wrong in so many ways... I didn't do much this year just layed around the with the gf and worked a lil on cleaning some closets out and did some work in the yard
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Here's a picture of the typical Labor Day in the U.S......
Looks like you have put on a few pounds :wall: :lol: Better wash that down with a Coke Light :wine:
I was pretty sure he had overcome his Baconator problems :stick:
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Moving far?
. 6blocks..my gf n me n my 2daughters renting house.
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It was the spicy baconator that was the problem....haven't had on in 9 months...waaaaaaa......I guess they still have the baconator though...hmmmmmm....
I also saw Gamer last Friday....silly and over the top, but pretty darn cool too....